Posts by Lucy Nolan

Weaponizing personal grievances – is it time to rethink employment claims in New Zealand?

For a long time, employers in New Zealand have complained of ‘shake-down’ type claims, where a disgruntled former employee raises a personal grievance which has very little prospect of success,…

Directors personally liable for breach of the Employment Relations Act 2000

A recent Court of Appeal decision found that the Directors of Southern Taxis Ltd were personally liable for the unpaid minimum entitlements of Southern Taxi’s employees. The judgment confirmed that…

Sick leave entitlements are increasing – are you ready?

On 24 May 2021, the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Act 2021 (“the Act”) received the Royal Assent. It comes into force on 24 July 2021. What does this mean?…

Are You Ready For The Privacy Act 2020?

The swift advancements in the information technology space in the last couple of decades have rendered the Privacy Act 1993 outdated and not fit to effectively regulate the current ways…